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Abbeville Press and Banner ;S Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C., Monday, July 31, 1922. t i NOW NEGOTIATING, ANOTHER o*rt WITH r.PRMANY NEW AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW GERMANS WORD IN SETTLE MENT OF AMERICAN CLAIMS. Washington, July 29.?In order that Germany might play a part in adjudicating claims of Americans based on the sinking by Germany of the Lusitania the Harding adminis tration is negotiating a new treaty with Germany. The fact was divulged today by Secretary of State Hughes. He de clared opposition to the bill of Sena tor Underwood providing for the ap pointment of an American commis sion to adjust these claims on the ground that such a measure would run counter to a new treaty in course of negotiation. Before the United States could permit Germany to have a word ia passing on American claims, it was necessary that it negotiate a new treaty. The Versailles and the sepa rate treaty guaranteed to the United States the right of adjusting these :laims and compensating itself out >f German funds held by the alien property custodian. In these treaties, Germany expressly agreed that the United States should proceed with out hindrance. Despite existing treaties ana me agreement of Germany, Mr. Hughes says, that it would be unfair for the United States to proceed alone. As a matter of fact the negotiation of a new treaty will require considerable Lime and according to Senator Un ierwood today there is no certain ty that such a treaty would be rati iea. The alien property custodian has German property to the value of 500,000. American claims, bared ;o the bone, will approximate that imount. If the administration suffers 5ermanv to make additional inroads, American claims can not be satisfied Senator Underwood is anxious that' American clajpis be settled and that ;he United wates proceed under ex sting treaties as a conquering ha ;ion rather than one which doubts :he authenticity of its victory on the >attlefield. "I introduced my bill," Senator Underwood said today, "not for po itical purposes but if the administra tion, to placate the German vote, ttitt Vwill nnH nrnuppHc tn tllP negotiation of a new treaty, politics will certainly be involved. The Ger man vote may stand by the Repub icans but millions of Americans will jtand up and demand the reason why. "Germany which sank the Lusita rna before the United States was en gaged in war, has no right to pass >n the justice of American claim.s" The Republicans, it is evident, would postpone until after the elec tions the adjudication of the claims inder the guise of negotiating a new treaty which may never be rati led. IN THE MAYOR'S COURT. * The Mayor's Court was busy Sat urday morning with five cases up for gambling, who were fined $10 each. |One case for violation of the auto Lnnhilp ordinance, fined $2.00. and wie case up for violation of the dog ordinance. Today there was one case of lar ceny, fined $20.00 and one drunk! disorderly fined $7.50. TWO BEAT BOARD BILL. P*ry Shell and Charley Allen were arrested Friday in Laurens and hark to Abbeville bv Deou :ies Ferguson and Prince and lodg ;d in jail. They were charged with >eating their board bill, having run iway from the D. H. Irwin road camp vorking near Calhoun Falls. They ire now in jail awaiting trial and the bounty is paying their board. AMENDMENTS ON ONE PARA- J GRAPH DISPOSED OF?BE LIEVED POSSIBLE BUT NOT PROBABLE SCHEDULE MAY BE DISPOSED OF TODAY. _ Washington, July zy.?Assaults on the wool schedule of the tariff bill ] were continued today from both i sides of the senate with proponents J striking back vigorously and win- < ning out on each of the three roll ' calls taken during the seven hours' t session. Discussion was so extended 1 that committee amendments in only one paragraph were disposed of but < the senate was ready for a vote on ] another paragraph at the finish and ] leaders were hopeful, but not at all J confident, that the consideration of < the schedule could be completed to- < day. 1 Senator Lenroot (Republican) of j Wisconsin created something of a t stir early in the day by asserting that there was unintentionally con- i cealed protection in the schedule for I manufacturers of woolen cloth, while i late in the day Senator Nelson (Re- c publican) of Minnesota made a char* c acteristically vigorous attack on the c wool rates in particular and the whole bill in general. j Onslaughts from the Democratic ( side were made by Senators Walsh of ( Massachusetts, Simmons of North s Carolina and Pomerene of Ohio. Call- ? ing attention that the finance com- t mittee majority upon reaching the wool schedule had ceased to make appreciable cuts in rates as it had g done with a number of other ached- a ules, Senator Simmons said wool was j. "the very keystone" which had bound the Republicans together in 'hard ^ and fast compact," that if the rate c on raw wool were cut down "ioo|K out for rebellion on the part of the agricultural bloc; lookout for the slaughter of youf high rates upon the manufactured articles." Charging that Senator Gooding e (Republican) of Idaho was "the mas- E ter mind" in connection with the _ wool schedule, Senator Simmons de clared, "he forced terms upon the Republican party in the senate and ^ hejs not going to let them out." Defending the protective duties proposed on cloth Chairman McCum ber of the finance committee said they were lower than the tariff com- j mission and other experts had calcu- ^ lated would be necessary to equalize conversion costs in this country and abroad. * WORK BEGINS ON BATH HOUSES Work will begin tomorrow on the bath houses at the new swim ming pool. These bath houses will be equipped with showers and sewerage connection. The Hospital Auxiliary is follow ing out instructions of Health Offic er Filby, of Columbia, and it is their purpose to furnish the young people of Abbeville with a perfectly sani forv cnrimiriincf nnnl. Mr. Pilbv Hid J not condemn the swimming pool but assisted those in charge of the en terprise in their efforts to make it a wholesome place for the young folks of the city to go in swimming. | $100,000 MONUMENT TO BASEBALL IN WASHINGTON ] Chicago, July 29.?Ban Johnson, 1 president of the American league, announced. today fchat the league had appropriated $100,000 to erect the monument to Daseoan in j?.asi Potomac Park, Washington. Designs will be sought immediate ly from leading sculptors of the United States. HERE FROM WASHINGTON Miss Sallie White, who holds a responsible position in Washington arrived in Abbeville Saturday and < will spend her vacation with her s parents Mr. and Mrs. George White. < HUNDREDS OF MACON PEOPLE SEEK FUGITIVE?THE MAN SOUGHT KNOWN TO EVERY POLICE OFFICER IN THE GEORGIA CITY. Macon, Ga., July 30?Hundreds of people, headed by sheriffs deputies ind the police are combing the negro sections of the city, the river banks ind the railroad yards tonight f$r 'Cocky" Glover, a sporty negro, who ionight shot and killed Walter C. Byrd, deputy sheriff. Byrd was shot in the back after ieputies had searched a negro pool room in quest of a negro criminal, [n a free for all shooting affray that followed three negroes were wound ed. Glover escaped through a win fnw hut wns trailed to the river jank. Every police officer in Macon ind every deputy knows him and his irrest is expected before morning. Numerous arrests have been made; m entire city block was closed, it >eing declared forbidden ground to legroes. There have been spasmodic >utbreaks in several sections of the :ity but the police have averted gen* rift+inw tKiia far The shooting occurred at a negro >ool room adjoining a negro theater >n Broadway, a half block from Cherry street, the principal business treet. Byrd and Deputy Raley and t negro deputy, Will Jakes, entered he pool room at 6:10 o'clock. Byrd passed through the room and tood at the rear door, when he is aid to have been shot in the back by i negro. In an instant general firing >egan. When the smoke cleared iway Byrd lay dying outside the loor and three negroes lay wounded m the floor of the pool room. fiyrd died as he was placed in an imbulance. Police and sheriff's deputies rush d to the scene and blocked the sxits. A number of arrests have been nade. rO NAME MEMBERS ' OF RESERVE BOARD Three Men Being Mentioned 1" or Thi? Place?Governor To Be Appointed. Washington, July 29.?^President larding is preparing to make soon ;wo appointments to the federal eserve board to fill the expiring erm of Governor W. P. G. Harding tnd to fill a new place authorized by Congress and urged by agricultural nterests as a position for a "dirt" armer. In the consideration for the lat er position, three men were said :oday to be prominent?Milo Camp jell, of Michigan; President, How ird, of the American Farm Bu eau, and W. P. Houston, a Missou ri farmer. Any of the three were laid to be acceptable to the agricul ;ural contingent in Congress. The President was said to have high per sonal regard for Mr. Houston, who woo nnriBirlorori for Secretarv of Act iculture, it was said, when the President's cabinet was being form id. The reappointment of Governor Harding was said to be still unde :ided. Republican members of the Senate agricultural bloc are known :o oppose him as well as some Demo cratic Senators who have made a campaign against him. Some Sena tors today said that his confirmation ivould be doubtful, while others de ilared that he could be confirmed inly after a long fight. Agricultural dIoc members were reported to have jrged appointment of Comptroller Orissinger in Governor Harding's place. BARNWELL BABY VERY ILL Edward Francis, young son of Mr. ind Mrs. W. M. Barnwell, continues seriously ill at their home in the :ity. CIVILIZATION GOES IF LEAGUE FAILS REPRESENTS ONLY HOPE, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE?MORE} TER RIRI.F MArMINFS RF.ING CON STRUCTED THAN THOSE US-j ED IN LATE WAR. London, July 29.?"More terrible machin?&. than used in the late war are being constructed," said Prime Minister Lloyd George at a luncheon given by 300 prominent Free church men today. "What for?" he asked and contin ued: "To attack cities and main, des troy and burn helpless women and children. Keep your eyes on what is happening. If the churches of Eu rope and America allow that to fruc tify, they had better close their doors "We reduced our armaments and if other nations follow the example, there will be no serious menace to peace, but it is difficult for a nation to remain defenseless while others are preparing for war." I Mr. Lloyd George said that the next war, if it came, would be a war on civilization itself. Speaking of the suddenness in which war came, he said: "The war germ is like any other germ?you do not know that you have it until it has got you. It is of no use arguing with an epileptic when the fit is 6n him. There is that atmosphere in the world now and the explosive material i3 scattered over the face of Europe. "When a match is dropped it is too late to wave the covenant of the league of nations. It is the new spir-| it that is wanted. Lock up the explo sives and especially lock up those given to dropping matches. The churches must promote the new spir it which is necessary." The prime minister said that he attached high hopes to the league of nations. He said that civilization would be safe if the league succeed ed. If it failed, civilization was doomed, he thought. REACH AGREEMENT IN ONE COAL FIELD Five Thousand Miners in Kentucky and Tennesse Area Come To Terms. r Knoxville, July 29.?A wage agreement affecting 5,000 miners in 25 operations in the Kentucky-Ten nessee field was negotiated at Cin cinnati today between union officials and operators of the Kentucky-Ten nessee Coal Operators' association, according to a statement here to night from headquarters of District J 19, United Mine Workers. The agreement effective August 1 will virtually end the coal strike in these fields, the advices saia. Another meeting will be held at Middlesboro Thursday when it is believed another agreement will be effected regarding that field. TO BE CANDIDATE John Gary Evans Olfferi for Home At Spartanburg. Spartanburg, July 30.?John Gary Evans, former governor of South Carolina and national Democratic committeeman, today announced his candidacy for the house of repre sentatives from Spartanburg county. The entry lists for county office* do not close until Monday and last minute announcement, it is thought will still further swell the list of candidates for various counfcr of fices. CAMPERS FROM COLUMBIA Theofilo Bradley andCharlie Suy dam came up from Columbia Mon day and joined the campers at Mar tin's Mill for the week. ' Drs. Neill and Simmons of Green wood were in Abbeville today on professional business. KUUAMVt U!*:. LUnOKLSd. AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY DISPOSED OF IN PREVIOUS NEGOTIATIONS Washington, July 30.?Charles E. Hughes, secretary of state, in declar ing that the Underwood bill creating an American commission for the set tlement of American claims against Germany would embarrass the ad ministration, blundered more palpa bly than any other man who has ever occupied his pdsition. Instead of congress embarrassing the administration, the administra tion in attempting to negotiate a new treaty with Germany is unwittingly stealing a prerogative of congress. Existing treaties, negotiated by Mr. Huarhes. expressly declare that con gress shall havo jurisdiction in the settlement of American claims. Senator Underwood, in a state ment this afternoon, made that point clear. He attributed the blunder of the secretary to the fact that he is an exceedingly busy man. "I do not criticise the secretary," said the sen a tor, "but I wager my head that he has forgotten that his own separate treaty declares that congress and not the state department shall have charge of adjusting American claims." Senator Underwood is quietly awaiting the report of the committee to which this bill has been referred. If the committee reports the bill he -.nil be governed accordingly, ibut should the committee at the instance of the administration kill the bill, as is likely, he will carry the fight with great force to the floor. < "It is not proper," he continued, 1 'to suffer Germany to sit as a judge ' on the Lusitania case. The American 1 people won't stand for it. And there ' will be widespread disgust if ?ettle- 1 ment is postponed until after the elections under the specious plea that 1 a new treaty is being negotiated ( which the senate will never ratify." 3 ?- - -i 1 The congress is emDarrassea, ior - the Democratic leader has the Re publican majority in a hole. There is 1 no question, also, but that th? ad- ! ministration is embarrassed, for very I rich Germans have very intelligent lawyers at work endeavoring to re- 1 cover their property which the gov- 1 ernment holds for American citi- 1 zens. 1 PITCHER ALLEN IMPROVES. Pitcher Allen ,the star slabman of 1 the Abbeville team, has about re covered from the injury received in Friday's game. He was out yester day, looking fit for battle, and he will likely be heard from either to day or tomorrow. Mr. Allen escaped serious injury from the blow which he received only because the ball was not one of Henderson's hot ones. He was struck immediately behind the left ear and was carried from the field as limp as a dish-rag, but he soon came around, though feeling the effects of the blow. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED WILLINGTON POSTMASTER Augusta, Ga., July 29.?Postoffice Inspector Tafel, who returned today ? ~ ~ x.J 4.1. _ I from Willington, s. u., reported me arrest there of Archie B. Kennedy, postmaster, on a charge of embez zling $780.00 of government funds. Kennedy was given a preliminary hearing at McCormick, S. C., yester day and released on bond of $1,000. X-RAY MACHINE ARRIVES. The new X-Ray Machine has ar rived at the hospital and an expert will be here in a few days to install it. This will be a great addition to the equipment of the Hospital. GOVERNMENT TODAY TO PLAY ROLE OF GIGANTIC MIDDLE MAN. ?INTERSTATE ? (COM. MERCE COMMISSION GIVES FUEL PRIORITY. Washington, July 30.?The / gov ernment with the cooperation of the state will assume tomorrow the du ties of a gigantic middleman passing on the coal from the producing mines to the industries and localities which in the eyes of the government need it most. The organization of the govern ment's emergency coal distribution agency was pronounced tonight to be nearlv comolete and tomrtrrnw Henry B. Spencer, the federal fuel distributor, his committee and ad visory subcommittees as designated by order of President Harding will begin active functioning. Just how much coal the govern ment can count on remains a matter of speculation. The first test of the response to President Harding's in vitation to the mine owners to open their properties was revealed today in the weekly report issued by the geological survey, which showed an estimated production of bituminous for the week ending yesterday of 3, 900,000 tons as compared with 3, 700,000 tons the week prewous. "The increase is due," the reports said, "partly to more men at work in Pennsylvania, party to improved car ' > supply in southern West Virginia and partly to heavier shipments from Alabama and the Far West. Produc tion of anthracite remains praCtiMf-; ly zero." Bituminous loadings on the first day of last week went up to 13,083 cars, figures assembled by .the survey showed. This was 417 cars above the loadings for the preceding Monday but 3,664 cars below the last Mon d'ay before the shopmen's strike. Loadings of last Tuesday and Wed nesday declined but a slight recov ery was made on Thursday. Reports for the last two davs of the week have not been finally compiled. The non-union fields prior to the railroad strike, records of the survey show, were producing as much as 5,363,000 tons a week. The total production for the past sveek of 3,900,000 tons of bitumin ous and 27,000 tons of anthracite is compared by the survey with a nor mal production at this season includ ing anthracite of from 9,500,000 to 12,000,000 tons. Normal consump tion at this time of year is 8,000, 000 tons of coal a week. TWO NEGROES KILLED Struck by Lightning While Stand ing Under Tree. Allendale, July 29.?Two negroes Simon Pattern and William Robin son, were killed by lightning near Ulmers yesterday .afternoon, accord ing to information reaching Allen dale today. The two negroes with two other negroes, who were knocked uncon- , scious by the bolt, were working in a field when the storm broke and thinking that it was to be only a passing summer shower, took refige under a tree. The lightning struck the tree, killing two of the four ne groes and stunning the others. Ansel Putman of Due West was in town Saturday. THE COTTON MARKET Cotton brought 22 cents on the local market today. Futures closed: Oct. 21.42 rw 21.36 Jan 21.21 March 21.18 Futures closed Saturday: Oct. 21.22 Dec. 21.20 Jan. 21.04 March 20.97